Abstract: Renal insufficiency
due to diabetes disease has subsequently been known by the name of Diabetic
Kidney Disease (DKD) or Diabetic Nephropathy (ND) is a complication of diabetes
that is included in microvascular complications, the complications that occur
in small blood vessels (small). The purpose of this research was to determined
the level of knowledge about DM dietery with complication of kidney failure. Samples of this research taken
by using purposive sampling technique. This study used a” descriptive –
correlation” research design with cross sectional study " . Total sample
of 74 people with using purposive sampling technique sampling by taking into
account the inclusion criteria Measuring instrument to look at the diet by using kuesioner
knowledge and to see the complications of chronic renal failure was using
secondary data . The analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis with the
chi-square test . The results showed a high knowledge of the results of as many
as 42 ( 56.8 % ) and low knowledge of as many as 32 (43.2 %), while the average
stage of CRF in stage IV were 12 respondents ( 16.2 % ) and stage V as 62
respondents ( 83.8 % ). The results of this study with p value = 0,843, There
is no relationship between the level of knowledge about the diet of patients
with DM with complications of chronic renal failure. The results of this study
are expected to be one of the nursing interventions to improve diabetes
patients knowledge about the diet of diabetic nephropathy in order not to
aggravate the situation.